A letter from Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., to Fred A. Olds, to inform him that the silver service from the RALEIGH is in storage at the Navy Yard , Charleston, S.C.. Roosevelt informs Fred A. Olds that the service can by lent to the State of North...

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Presidential Signature: Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) Cassius Marcellus Clay, although a native of Kentucky, was a fervent abolitionist and strong supporter of the Republican party and Lincoln's campaign for president in 1860. Clay was appointed as...

Presidential Signature: Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) A letter from Andrew Jackson on May 8, 1814, to Brig. General Joseph Graham of Fort Jackson. Joseph Graham, a native of Lincoln County, commanded a brigade of detached militia from North and South...

Presidential Signature: Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) Parole signed by Andrew Johnson dated September 28, 1866 granting Zebulon B. Vance permission to visit any place in the United States subject to the conditions imposed by the parole. Zebulon Baird...

Presidential Signature: Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) Harrison thanks Dockery for his support. He says that he left the Senate "With the determination that my profession [law] should have my undivided attention for the future... " although he...

Presidential Signature: Chester Alan Arthur (1881-1885); Official signatures and seals of the president, cabinet officers, and other administration officials were requested periodically by the state to insure the authenticity of subsequent...

Presidential Signature: Dwight David Eisenhower (1953-1961) In this letter, President Eisenhower announces a series of regional conferences as part of the program of the President's Committee for Traffic Safety.

Presidential Signature: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1933-1945) President Roosevelt explains to Governor Ehringhaus that an additional feasibility study must be made before the Administration for Public Works can decide on an application for a...

Presidential Signature: George Herbert Walker Bush (1989-1993) President Bush sends greetings to those gathered to honor the participants in Operation Desert Storm. As perhaps the greatest crisis to confront George Bush during his presidency,...

Presidential Signature: George W. Bush (2001-2009) Form letter signed by Bush while governor of Texas soliciting contributions to the Republican "Victory 2000" effort on behalf of his presidential campaign and the campaigns of other Republican...

Presidential Signature: George Washington (1789-1797) Washington transmits a list of amendments to the Constitution of the United States (The Bill of Rights) to Governor Johnston and urges North Carolina to ratify the Constitution thereby joining...

Presidential Signature: Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) In this letter, President Truman discusses with Daniels, owner and publisher of the Raleigh News and Observer the work of Charles Keck, the sculptor who had been chosen to execute the statue of...

Presidential Signature: Herbert Clark Hoover (1929-1933) Following the stock market crash of 1929 and the bank failures, unemployment, and economic disasters at the beginning of the 1930s, the federal government made efforts at economic recovery....

Presidential Signature: James Buchanan, (1857-1861) discusses his upcoming visit to Chapel Hill to speak at the University of North Carolina commencement, and expresses his "warm regard for the people of North Carolina." Branch, a native of...

Presidential Signature: James K. Polk, (1845-1849) a native of Mecklenburg County and an 1818 graduate of the University of North Carolina, declines Swain's invitation to stay at Swain's home in Chapel Hill when Polk speaks at the upcoming...